December 28, 2015

This missionary will not starve after Christmas Presents were opened :)

Having fun at a members on Christmas Eve

This Elder is putting in a lot of miles.... That's how you know they are working hard.  

So much Fun!

Monday: Monday was a lot of fun! We got up, the new Albany car elders came picked us up and we went to the half mission Christmas conference, it was so much fun!! I got to demonstrate to the sisters how to rope! Was the best! And they had to rope all of the zone leaders! Poor elders! Haha it was so much fun! Also had a bunch of other fun random games! I love the Broughs! They are so much fun! But then ended the night trying people, doing a lot of biking! And Saw a recent convert, Karen.

Tuesday: we had our preparation day! Did some shopping, and laundry, and cleaning, then we went out on the bikes, and we found this amazing girl! So Monday night I wrote down as a back up to try potentials near this last guy we had, and well he wasn't home, so we were going to just go see Austin, but I felt impressed, to follow the plans I had made and try the potentials, then I felt prompted to just walk, and to go away from the main road Vincennes, and we talked with some cool people, but o mother way back, we were walking and there was this girl sitting on her railing, and she looks up at us as we started talking to her, and she goes hey guys! We go have you ever talked to missionaries? And she goes you men of Jesus? We go yes! Then she goes I know God made me sit out here tonight because I never sit out here!

And I know he led you to me! We go yes he did! So then she goes well do you got anything to give me? So we gave her a Book of Mormon, and a restoration pamphlet, and then she goes when is your church? I would love to go to church! So we wrote down the time and then she goes well when can I meet with you guys again!? Can we meet tomorrow? And we go yes we can! She goes what time? I pull out my planner and go lets see she points at 3 on my planner and goes how about right there? And we go that would work perfectly! Then she goes awesome, then she tells us her story and goes guys I've been looking for God and a church, and I want to get baptized! So we were pumped! She is awesome! That was truly a tender mercy! Then we met with Bryce a member, and he took us to one of our other appointments. Then on of our other investigators called us the one that almost got baptized the other week, and she called us over to her apartment, and we had a great meeting with her, and was able to comfort her Through this hard time. I was just glad she got back in contact with us!

Wednesday: we had district meeting! Then had a great lesson after district meeting, with this other lady, she told us she had been meeting with jehovah witnesses, and she said after she told the jehovah witness that she was meeting with us too she said the jehovah witness flipped out and goes on and on how we are wrong, and the lady said she chewed out the jehovah witness, because she said she agrees to the Mormon beliefs than hers anyways! So that was cool! He. We busted it in the rain on the bikes! Didn't grab a jacket! So we got soaked! But then we had an awesome lesson with a member, she's super awesome! She is trying to do family to the church. Then we met with that tender mercy from HeavenlyFather on Tuesday today, and we had a great lesson on the restoration and we were able to set a baptismal date with her! But then learned of a struggle she has, so we are ready to help her! But then also met with Karen again! She is super solid!

Thursday: we had some weekly planning! Then met with another investigator, and then met with a recent less active convert, and the.

We pretty much biked around all day trying to find people, not many people outside! But then we met with the careless at our apartment and they took us to he sornsens, we had Christmas Eve dinner! I love them!

Had a lot of good games! We played his one with dice, a brown bag, and candy! Then we did the nativity! It was a lot of fun! Then we came home. We were there for 3 hours! We ate shishcabobs! (However you spell it).

Friday: we didn't do any prostylyting. But we played settlers of caftans with he car elders, then we biked to the Mathis's for dinner!

That family is the best! They are so funny! We ate prime rib! Was super amazing! Then after being there for three hours, we had brother Mathis take us to the church and we Skype home! It was great to see the family! Still feels weird calling them and seeing them.

Saturday: we had brother Kempton come out with us, we didn't have any appointments keep their scheduled appointment. So we started biking around, and by pedal stem started falling off, so my bike is broken!

So we had Dale come pick us up! And we did a lot of walking in the rain! And every appointment we had fell through today!

Sunday: we had a great church service! He talked were focused on distractions from the Christmas spirit, it was some very powerful talks! But then we came home did some studies, then we walked..... No one was home, so we walked to dales, and then he gave us. Ride home we ate supper. And then got changed into suits and we went to the fireside!! Was a very powerful fireside!! Was amazing! Austin came and he bore a very powerful testimony!we then also had Matt turner he got up and bore his testimony for a talk and told his conversion story!

His story is very amazing! Then we came home!

This week was amazing! But I really learned to endure, and to have a good attitude with all that you do! Because it is what you make of every situation.

My scripture to ponderize this week is: Moroni 9:6

Elder Durfee Kentucky Louisville mission